Mara Sugar FC comfortably sailed through to the next round of the Mozzart Bet Cup after a 2-0 dispatching of Compel FC.A rescheduled cup fixture played at the Moi Stadium in Kisumu on Wednesday 21 May, the sugar millers only needed a Noah Jagongo brace – struck in either half – for the win.Follow our WhatsApp channel for more newsWinger Michael Isabwa started out right for Mara upfront, playing a crucial role in Jagongo’s brace.Sparingly used by the side in the second leg of the campaign, Isabwa took Wednesday’s start as a vote of confidence by the coach, admitting Compel were no pushovers in the end.“Cup competitions are always tricky, whichever team you meet. So we didn’t take the match lightly against Compel just because they are a lower league side. Jagongo brace fires Mara Sugar to Mozzart Bet Cup quarter-finalsMany strange things have happened in such ties. They gave us a good match, but I think our strategy worked,’’ said the former Kakamega Homeboyz man.The victory earned them a quarterfinal berth against defending champions Kenya Police FC, a side that has completed a double over them in the league this season.With just under two days to prepare for the clash, Isabwa understands how daunting the task ahead is, yet it is the one path available for Mara in the way of lifting a trophy this season.“We cannot have excuses at this time and as a matter of fact, it’s a situation that should further motivate us,” he said.“We are playing a side that has beaten us twice, but the stakes are different this time, and my teammates understand that. We would love to have something to take to our fans at the end of this season and the path to it continues with the Police match on Sunday.” ##NAJAVA_MECA_8939361##Set for Sunday (1300 EAT) at the Dandora stadium in Nairobi, the contest bears all the signs of a thriller.Police, on the path to defending their one and only major title, and Mara, having put on a good show for a first timer in the top flight FKF Premier League, seeing a chance to upset the order of things on the domestic cup side.The duos league contests ended in twin 1-0 victories for Police.Mara Sugar defender sets eyes on Mozzart Bet Cup titleThe law-enforcers are perched at the top of the league needing just one win (from the remaining two matches) to be crowned champions, while Mara are not out of the woods yet, just sitting precariously above the drop zone.Sunday’s cup fixture, by all accounts, promises fireworks.Government issue update on Talanta City Stadium construction [PHOTOS]“A lot has happened in the league ever since we played our first match and I think to be fair, we have played well with all factors considered,” Isabwa said.“There have been ups and downs and we understand it’s not over yet. As our technical bench tells us everyday to take one game at a time, I feel that this is the time we need that mantra most. I have total faith that we will put up a good fight when the kickoff whistle goes.”
